Fertuck H C, Salpeter M M
J Cell Biol. 1976 Apr;69(1):144-58. doi: 10.1083/jcb.69.1.144.
The distribution and quantitation of 125I-alpha-bungarotoxin (alpha-BTX) binding sites and thus acetylcholine receptor (AChR) were determined in mouse sternomastoid muscle by electron microscope autoradiography. We found that a valid criterion for receptor saturation at the neuromuscular junction was the complete elimination of neurally evoked tetanic muscle contractions, since, when such a criterion was used for the endpoint of toxin incubation, alpha-BTX was bound to approximately 90% of total available endplate sites. When, without implying localization, the presynaptic axonal membrane was used as a convenient reference structure, the concentration of alpha-BTX relative to this membrane was determined to be 46,000 +/- 27% sites/mum2.
通过电子显微镜放射自显影术,测定了小鼠胸锁乳突肌中125I-α-银环蛇毒素(α-BTX)结合位点以及乙酰胆碱受体(AChR)的分布和定量。我们发现,神经肌肉接头处受体饱和的一个有效标准是完全消除神经诱发的强直性肌肉收缩,因为当将此标准用于毒素孵育终点时,α-BTX与约90%的总可用终板位点结合。在不考虑定位的情况下,当将突触前轴突膜用作方便的参考结构时,相对于该膜的α-BTX浓度测定为46,000±27%位点/μm²。